(Kalinn's XP will look almost 200 short; as SK hasn't posted the XP from our last fight I don't know for sure how much it will be, but he's given me the go-ahead to level her up).

a) I have been running behind a bit the last week. I got the XP recorded now.
b) Kalinn: Why barbarian? If you took dragon disciple this time, you gain +1 level in your sorcerer casting, a breath weapon, and a +1 bump in WILL (while keeping d12 hit die, +1 BAB) over vs. getting the Knockback rage power and two skill points. Considering Knockback gives up your attack action for minor damage, it is not that useful.
c) Winterbite expects to be wielded by a champion, not an average brute.

My PM comment about bumping up the creatures in the module was more about the party as a whole earning XP fast enough to outpace the module's intentions because of Time based XP. Please don't take it as "gimp yourself a bit."

My PM comment about bumping up the creatures in the module was more about the party as a whole earning XP fast enough to outpace the module's intentions because of Time based XP. Please don't take it as "gimp yourself a bit."

So, back to the drawing board with Frost.

Hmmm. Yeah, I can see that. She'll eventually get all of her levels in DD and the remainder in Barbarian, but it may be that taking more of her DD levels first would be good.

"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
-- H.L. Mencken